adjective
bizarre
bi-ZAR/bɪˈzɑːr/
Very strange or unusual.
The bizarre teapot has six spouts pointing in different directions.
Etymology
Italian bizarro described someone quick to anger. That volatile temperament supplied the bridge to “unpredictable” or “eccentric,” and then to something strikingly strange.
In context
Things get very strange. >> I know this mechanism helps explain some of the most bizarre pathological conditions in neurology, like phantom limb syndrome.
More examples
- The witness gives a bizarre account of the encounter.
- We hear a bizarre rattling sound from the cupboard.
- The dream takes an increasingly bizarre turn.
Similar words
- strange
- Broadly describes something unfamiliar or unusual.
- outlandish
- Often suggests conspicuous absurdity or implausibility.